The Franklin Northeast Supervisory Union through its Exemplary Program on Career Education developed a curriculum guide based on the concepts of awareness of occupational choice, awareness of one's self-image and relationship to others, exploration of occupational choices, exposure to these choices in a real sense, and experience leading to the…

This teacher's guide is one of a series of publications focusing on the occupational preparation of persons with special education needs. The material was developed and tested by cooperating teachers over a period of three years. Task analysis information is presented using occupational descriptions from the Dictionary Titles, covering entry level…

This guide contains eight learning modules which are designed as samples which fuse the career development concepts, subject matter, and occupational information into learning activities using occupations as the nucleus. There is one module for each of the eight occupational areas: agricultural equipment and mechanics, agricultural products (food…

This curriculum guide in agricultural resources is one of 10 guides developed as part of a vocational project stressing agribusiness, natural resources, and environmental protection. The scope of this guide includes eight occupational subgroups: fish, forestry, mining area restoration, outdoor recreation, soil, range, water, and wildlife. It is…

This curriculum guide in forestry is one of 10 guides developed as part of a vocational project stressing agribusiness, natural resources, and environmental protection. The scope of this guide includes six occupational subgroups: forest establishment, forest protection, logging (harvesting and transporting), wood utilization Christmas tree…

The sixth annual study to determine manpower needs and job opportunities in Nebraska is compiled through employer information regarding the number of persons employed, the job duties of persons employed, and the projection of future needs according to these job descriptions. Since data are presented by "Dictionary of Occupational Titles"…

This non-annotated bibliography contains references to some of the more significant articles and documents from 1965 to 1972 related to the type of educational program now referred to as career education. The bibliography is divided into four sections. Section One, "Selected References on Career Education," lists 144 key documents dealing with the…

This study assessed the differences in Vocational Preference Inventory (VPI) scoring patterns among various expected teaching majors for freshmen women enrolled in a required College of Education course designed to aid in their vocational decision-making as it relates to a professional teaching career. The theoretical basis for the VPI centers…

These experimental curriculum materials for one of five clusters developed for the occupational orientation program in Illinois include a series of learning activity packages (LAPs) designed to acquaint the student with the wide range of occupational choices available in the business, marketing, and management occupations field. The 31 LAPs, each…

With sustainable business practices on the rise in many companies--and in many business schools--the question looms large: How do you land an environmental job in a company, agency, or other organization? First the bad news: traditional environmental jobs in big companies are on the wane. Many companies are cutting back on their environment…

This book contains the following papers examining approaches to integrating high school vocational and academic curricula in U.S. high schools to provide education through occupations: "Resolving the Paradox of the High School" (W. Norton Grubb); "'The Cunning Hand, the Cultured Mind': Sources of Support for Curriculum…

This tech prep competency profile (TCP), which was developed by a consortium of Ohio educators and business/industry representatives, lists the competencies that have been identified as necessary for employment in the following occupations: nursery technician; golf course superintendent; landscape designer/manager; lawn care specialist; tree care…

A review of workplace literacy tests and testing found that the definitions of literacy and, in particular, workplace literacy have changed and are continuing to change. There is no single, widely accepted definition. Descriptions of workplace literacy demands in terms of reading grade levels are inappropriate. Most tests currently in use are…

As part of a model construction cluster curriculum development project, this guide was developed and implemented in the Beaverton (Oregon) School District. The curriculum guide contains 16 units covering the following topics: introduction to construction jobs; safety and first aid; blueprint readings; basic mathematics; site work; framing; roofing…

This occasional paper appraises the implications of occupational training families (OTF) for further education (FE) in Great Britain. In the early sections, the document sketches the background of OTFs and appraises the advantages and disadvantages of the concept. In so doing, four possible approaches to helping young people acquire flexibility,…